USC Upstate’s Wells Fargo Speaker Series to feature the hotel industry
October 2, 2018
The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics at the University of South Carolina Upstate will host Scott Taber, senior vice president of rooms for the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, as part of its annual Wells Fargo Speaker Series.
The event, to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 16, is the second of three lectures that will be held this fall.
Taber’s presentation, entitled “Headwinds (Yet Opportunities) for the Hotel Industry,” takes place from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the BMW Classroom at The George, 160 E. Saint John St., in downtown Spartanburg.
Taber is the global liaison for the room functions in each of the regions, including front office, housekeeping, security, and engineering. He is responsible for developing leaders for these areas, establishing global standards of service, policy and procedure, necessary training programs, and assisting to achieve financial targets. In addition, Taber leads the quality assurance areas of the company, both with customer satisfaction programs and third party audits of the hotels.
Prior to Taber’s appointment as vice president of rooms in 2008, he was the opening general manager of the Four Seasons Whistler, the company’s first Ski Resort and Condominium Hotel model property. Whistler has won the AAA highest award of Five Diamonds, and the Forbes Five Star designation for excellence.
Taber has spent his career as a Four Seasons employee holding various operational roles with Four Seasons in Singapore and Hong Kong, along with nine properties in the United States. He is a graduate of the hospitality program at Cornell University.
The Wells Fargo Speaker Series, which includes a boxed lunch, is free but does require advance registration at www.uscupstate.edu/wellsfargo. For additional information, contact Philomena Raines at 864-503-5593.
About USC Upstate
The University of South Carolina Upstate is a regional comprehensive university offering more than 40 undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business administration, nursing, and education. Located along the I-85 corridor in Spartanburg between Greenville and Charlotte, USC Upstate is ranked by U.S. News & World Report at #2 among Top Public Schools. It serves as a major talent producer for the region, with more than 6,000 students, approximately 1,300 new graduates a year, and nearly 30,000 alumni, many of whom live and work in the state. The USC Upstate Spartans compete in 17 NCAA Division 1 sports as a member of the Big South Conference. For more information, visit www.uscupstate.edu.
